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My beautiful daughter graduated from college Saturday with high honors.I want to frame her diiploma, buit somehow I want to incorporate her honors cords but do it in a way that keeps them behind glass so that they stay nice and clean and bright.
Making a frame isn’t the problem….it is how to “float” the diploma in the ...

So I scored a huge discount on a great saw yesterday….Somebody bought it…took it home put it together flipped it over on its feet and it had a scratch on the top and very minor surface rust on it so they returned it…So I happened to be walking around Home Depot…cash in my pocket…..offered $300 for it and GOT IT!!!
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I got my hands on this “wood” pictured at no charge…It is ebony (yes that’s right…..ebony!!) ....about 3/8’s in thick…..inlaid with faux ivory….The reason it was free is because the vendor who did the inlay work messed up on the pitch of the inlay’s and the wood is unusable…...so...

I am preparing to build a large kitchen island of cherry (carcass) and for the raised panels and top I am planning on using maple.This top will live 99% of its life as a countertop only, but occassionaly the missus will throw down a little flour and roll out pizza or bread dough etc….Am I safe using lacquer (matte finish) or should I use s...